Sea Fever 1) Who wrote the poem ‘Sea Fever’? Ans:- John Masefield wrote the poem ’Sea Fever’. 2) What was the favourite place of the poet? Ans:- To see the sea was the favourite place of the poet. 3) What do you mean by steer? Ans:- Steer means to control the direction of movement. 4) What was the colour of mist on the sea’s face? Ans:- The colour of the mist was grey. 5) What thing did not the poet deny? Ans:- The poet can not deny the call of running tide. 6) Write the name of Sea-bird? Ans:- Sea-gull is the name of a sea-bird. 7) Who wants to live a gypsy life? Ans:- The poet wants to become a gypsy life. 8) Write the name of the sea-animal? Ans:- Whale, a name of the sea-animal. 9) What do you mean by whetted knife? Ans:- Whetted knife means sharpened knife. 10) What kind of day does the poet prefer for siling? Ans:- The poet prefers vagrant gypsy lives in a sea-gull and whale’s way. 11) What does the poet do when the
Dr Samuel Johnson
Samuel Jonson (1709-1784) the most notable single literary figure in the 18th century reigned over an age which saw the transition from classicism to Romanticism. Although he did not achieve eminence in any particular genre he was a myriad personality who is equally well known for his poetry, his prose fiction and his critical prose But his most abiding contribution is to English language rather than to English literature for his DIctionary of the English Language is the first significant Dictionary in the language
The Dictionary of the English Language was comploted after seven arduous years of labour and was pubished in 1575 Jonson attempted to probe into the etymological formation of words, to trace changing usages, to define their exact meanings and to try to support the definitions by apt quotations .Jonson wrote both periodical essays and prose fictions. He continued the vogue of the periodical essay in edited by him, he the ldler and The Rambler, His essays were wise and full of common sense, but the didactic note Was too heavy to find Jonson's semi-allegorical novel Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia is a prose version, of the vanity and describes the poet's search for happiness. Though the poet is meager, the characterization theme and many shrewd comments on life are present. His Lives of the Poets which comprise brief life sketchies of english poets is his best working prose both in subject matter and in style. In this he shows himself to be consummate critic as he does again in his 'Preface' to his edition of Shakespeare's plays. As for his prosé style it was a highly
rhetorical, pedantic and Latinized style, and the term Johnsonese has become a term of réproach, Yet he had a gift
for coining phrases and epigrammatic sentences.
THOMAS HARDY (1840 1928)
Though Hardy intended to be remembered as a poet, today he enjoys werldwide poputarity and acclaim for his novels, The bitter experience for which Hardy became very much disillusioned was the publication of his "sui generis"-- Jude the Obscure which learned severe condemnation from.ćontemporarý critics. ironically Jude has been termed as the slandered banner of modern novel by the lateday oritics and writers. His The Mayor
Casterbridge' depicts the rise and fall of the mayor of Casterbridge Return of the Native delineates the return of Clym to Egdon Heath, his native land, though, ironically, a land where he is doomed to be undene. His other major novels include Far from the Madding Crowd and Under the Green Wood Tree. Jude and the Mayor of
Casterbridge assume unprecedented tragic magnitude. Fate as an inexorable force lurks from every corner tne
plot .
After he ceased to work as a novelist, Hardy published a Vast amount cf poetry the last thirty years of his life. Initially he published Wessex Poems and Other Verse and Poems of the Past and Present. Then came the three parts oi the epic verse drama The Dynasts. He continued his publication of poems wth surprising speed. They include Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verse.
OSCAR WILDE (1854 1900)
Oscar Wilde belonged to thal fin-de-siecie esthetic movement. He believed at less as an escape from than as a substitute for life Wilde delineated The Picture of Dorian Gray, a symbolic story, in 1891. His carefully wrought Fairy Tales deserve accolade. His plays which smack of Victorian farce and melodrama convey a style which is 'sui generis'. Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is a play which deals with the snobbery and the
emptiness of the Englisn uper ciass. The tradition ot wit is bequeathec to the modern comedy of manners by Wilde.
THOMAS KYD (1558-1594)
Thomas Kyd belongs to the Pre-Shakespearean period. He was a renowned University Wit. He was tried
and incarcerated for allegedly composing 'lewd libels' and 'blasphemies' as an accomplice of Christopher Marlowe
Shortly after his release from prison he died. It isThe Spanish Tragedie for which Kyd is remembered. The plot involves horror, murder, avenge, frenzy and bloodshed The play smacks of tragical conception prevalent in the works of Marlowe. The influence of Seneca
is conspicuous in The Spanish Tragedie. The play conveys Kyd's inventiveness and his sense of theatrical skill. The only other surviving play is Cornelia, a version of Robert Garnier's Senecan tragedy, performed in France as Cornelie.
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